The R.E.M. song from “Green” that peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 was “Stand.” It became the band’s second U.S. Top 10 hit.
“Stand” was released as the second single from “Green” in 1989, following “Orange Crush.” Its bright, repetitive pop-rock arrangement contrasted with some of R.E.M.’s more cryptic or politically charged material, helping it reach a broad radio audience. The song also topped Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.
The track was written by all four core members—Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe—and was produced by Scott Litt and R.E.M. It later appeared on the band’s 2003 compilation “In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003.”
Listeners sometimes confuse the answer with “Orange Crush,” another major “Green” single. “Orange Crush” was especially prominent on rock radio and reached No. 1 on both of Billboard’s rock charts, but “Stand” is the song that reached No. 6 on the Hot 100.